straight-arm

verb

To ward off by holding the arms out straight.

Similar
stiff-arm
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Meanings

verbstraight-arm (third-person singular simple present straight-arms, present participle straight-arming, simple past and past participle straight-armed)

present singular third person straight-arms · participle present straight-arming · participle past straight-armed · past straight-armed · alternative straight arm

  1. To ward off by holding the arms out straight.

    Synonyms: stiff-arm

nounstraight-arm (uncountable)

alternative straight arm

  1. uncountableAn instance of warding off by holding the arms out straight.

    Synonyms: stiff-arm

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ward off by holding the arms out straight.

Similar
stiff-arm

nounAn instance of warding off by holding the arms out straight.

Similar
stiff-arm
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APA

straight-arm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight-arm

MLA

“straight-arm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight-arm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straight-arm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straight-arm.

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